Yesterday it was good to get back IN the office.
We were on a mission to search for information. We have access to this wonderful health and safety risk management site. We had to pay a one month subscription of $35. I think it is well worth it while working through these 10 standards for health and safety.
The site is an on-line reference library that has about 30 business type sections and about 25,000 specific links to critical topics. The sections I was looking at yesterday were primarily risk management and health/safety.
This is their description of the Disaster sites that come under risk managment and is perfect for most of my present needs:
How to create emergency plans. Publications, maps, reports, fact sheets and other materials that assist with the creation of disaster response plans. Fact sheets, maps, bulletins, emergency response plan, prevention guides on natural hazards - earthquakes, floods, hailstorms, winter storms, hurricanes, wildfires, volcanoes, landslides, etc. Resources and guidance on counter-terrorism, bomb threats, power outages, biochem warfare, radiological events, etc. Guidelines for health services in disasters - manuals of management of chemcial casualties, emergency preparedness plans and disaster programs. Hazmat resources - dangerous goods primers, response team plans, spill containment programs. Government emergency response services - federal, state and local. Government contacts and hotlines.
The main agenda of this one particular standard we're on (the third standard) is to write a written emergency plan, analyze our capabilities and list potential hazards, include management plans, develop the plan for both consumers and personnel, and plan specifically for fires, bomb threats, natural disasters, power failure, medical emergencies, and violent or other threatening situations.
After this we still have to come up with an evacuation plan, test the plans, analyze and improve the plan, demonstrate competency, go over our first aid needs, define a system to report critical incidents, review the critical incidents with leadership, and cover emergency systems with our transportation.
She wants it done by January the 5th. *Sigh* No complaints ... just we're on a critical schedule to comply with about 94 new standards by April 19. Man ... tough.
2 comments:
Oh Ayn I know of those. When I was with the goverment I had to do that once. Lots of work john
Ayn I had a lot of catching up to do over here. I see you're happily back at work. I like the looks of the car you're thinking of buying. I drive a Honda Accord. It is almost 8 years old but running very well. I just had some maintenance work done on it and was told it's good for another 100,000 miles if I want to keep it. But I think next year will be my new car year :)
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